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Definition of Fallback
1. Noun. To break off a military action with an enemy.
Generic synonyms: Retreat
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Derivative terms: Fall Back, Pull Out
Definition of Fallback
1. Noun. An act of falling back. ¹
2. Noun. A backup plan or contingency strategy; an alternative which can be used if something goes wrong with the main plan; a recourse. ¹
3. Noun. (context: construction) A reduction in bitumen softening point, sometimes called refluxing or overheating in a relatively closed container. ¹
4. Adjective. That can be resorted to as a fallback. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fallback
1. an act of retreating [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fallback
Literary usage of Fallback
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Tracking Gender Equity Under Economic Reforms: Continuity and Change in by Swapna Mukhopadhyay, Ratna M. Sudarshan (2003)
"We will also draw upon his analysis of the household in terms of bargaining power,
fallback position and perceived interest response. ..."
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